In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the department will issue a Zika virus update each week day. Updates will include a Zika case count by county and information to keep Floridians informed and prepared.

In order to keep the public informed, the department has posted our investigation process here.

There is one new travel-related case today in Miami-Dade County.

There no new locally acquired cases today.

The total number of Zika cases reported in Florida as of today is 1,220.

[Infection Type - Infection Count]

Travel-Related Infections of Zika – 961

Locally Acquired Infections of Zika – 244

Undetermined – 15

Pregnant Women with Lab-Evidence of Zika – 173

Note: these categories are not mutually exclusive and cannot be added together.

Please visit our websiteto see the full list of travel-related cases by county.

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The department is currently conducting 14 active investigations. The department has closed 38 investigations. Information regarding the investigations can be found here. If investigations reveal additional areas of active transmission, the department will announce a defined area of concern.

The department has conducted Zika virus testing for more than 10,665 people statewide. Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,753 people for active Zika virus and 4,997 for Zika antibodies. At Governor Scott’s direction, all county health departments now offer free Zika risk assessment and testing to pregnant women.